Kudos Inc

Kudos

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Kudos?

As a communication tool, Kudos enables team members, managers and leadership to stay connected, collaborate and coach. It promotes the entire team to share important information, from personal status updates to the organizational vision and goals.

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Awards & Recognition

Kudos won the following awards in the Employee Rewards and Recognition category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Kudos Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Kudos?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Fair
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Peer to Peer Recognition

Employee Portal

Social Recognition

Surveys Feedback

Automatic Notifications

Leaderboards

Metrics and Analytics

Goal Setting

Mobile Functionality

Gamification

3rd Party Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Employee Engagement

Score 8.2

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Kudos Reviews

Shahzad M.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Enhancing Kudos Experience

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

Kudos stands out from similar products with its unique blend of social recognition and feedback, allowing users to provide meaningful appreciation and insights. Its intuitive and user-friendly interface makes it easy for users to navigate and engage with the platform. Additionally, Kudos is highly customizable and adaptable, enabling administrators to tailor the platform to their organization's specific needs, values, and culture. The platform also provides robust analytics and insights, offering actionable data to help administrators measure the effectiveness of their recognition strategies and identify areas for improvement. Overall, Kudos'

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Kudos is its ability to foster a culture of appreciation and recognition, making it easy for users to acknowledge and reward their colleagues' hard work and contributions. This feature has a profound impact on employee engagement, morale, and overall job satisfaction, creating a positive and supportive work environment

What do you dislike most about this product?

One area for improvement is the potential for notification overload, where users may receive too many notifications, leading to fatigue and decreased engagement. However, this can be mitigated with customizable notification settings, which would allow users to tailor their experience and reduce unnecessary notifications.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If considering Kudos, I'd recommend: Clearly defining your recognition strategy and goals to ensure alignment with the platform's capabilities. Customizing the platform to fit your organization's unique culture and values. Communicating effectively with your team about the platform's benefits and usage. Monitoring and adjusting your recognition strategy based on analytics and feedback. Integrating Kudos with existing HR systems to streamline processes and maximize impact. By following these steps, you can unlock the full potential of Kudos and create a positive, engaging work environment.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Saves Time

Prashant B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Nice Product for employee recognitions & milestone

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

The features like image gallery and gif gallery and also our own content can be posted on the board for our colleagues or for any event. It's nice.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As a end user, we can save or export the boards which are dedicated to us by the teams in a kind of wallpaper or landscape poster format and we can keep it as a sweet memory for lifetime.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If we are using Kudos for employee recognitions then I believe there is not much that we can dislike about, it's a good product in this perspective.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One can definitely go for it if their vision is to get some good product for employee recognitions and celebrations across the company and It would be obviously time saving and efficient for all of the employees.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Prashant V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Nice recognition product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

highly engaging peer-to-peer recognition stands out in the market

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

simplicity and ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

lack of advanced customization

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

you should consider how your team can integrate it with other systems you use

Pros

Client's Interest First
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service

Kudos

What is Kudos?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Kudos Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Kudos?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Peer to Peer Recognition Allows peers to recognize each other, not just top-down​

Employee Portal Includes discussion and chat, information sharing, and employee engagement.

Social Recognition Ways for people to see recognition and share it – badges, newsfeed, etc​.

Surveys Feedback Enables surveys/feedback forms to be sent to customers​

Automatic Notifications Push notifications/reminders to employees via email, mobile, etc.

Leaderboards Provides the ability to obtain a sense of how members are interacting within the community by ranking members according to points, badges, awards earned

Metrics and Analytics Ability to track and measure different aspects of recognition, dashboards, reference checking, and reporting

Goal Setting The process of identifying something that you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goals and timeframes

Mobile Functionality Can be used on mobile devices​

Gamification Offers Learning Tracks with Badges/Certificates or other gamification elements to keep learners engaged.

3rd Party Integration The system integrates with other 3rd party applications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Employee Engagement

Kudos Reviews

Shahzad M.

Enhancing Kudos Experience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Prashant B.

Nice Product for employee recognitions & milestone

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Prashant V.

Nice recognition product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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